Senior HR Manager - Unionized Manufacturing (Multi-Site)

Cascades; Pryor Creek (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Employer-supported retirement plan

Flex-pay allowance

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Cascades Tissue Group in Pryor, Oklahoma is seeking a Senior HR Manager to lead HR initiatives in a unionized manufacturing environment. You will partner with union leadership, drive talent planning, and coach a small HR team to support hourly and salaried employees.

This role focuses on fostering positive employee relations, improving engagement, and ensuring compliance across multiple sites while traveling as needed across the region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR leadership experience in an industrial setting.
• Strong labor relations expertise in a unionized workplace with grievances and contract administration.
• Experience partnering with plant leadership teams and senior business leaders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence employees, leaders, and union representatives at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills using HR metrics for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead labor relations activities and serve as primary HR partner to union leadership for grievances, investigations, discipline, and arbitration.
• Foster positive employee relations through coaching, conflict resolution, engagement initiatives, and culture-building programs.
• Drive talent management, workforce planning, recruitment support, and development for hourly and salaried employees in a 24/7 operation.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of HR professionals while delivering HR programs and retention initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, policies, records, and wellness programs.
• Analyze HR metrics and workforce trends to identify opportunities for improvement and operational effectiveness.
• Support organizational change through clear communication and stakeholder partnership; represent Cascades Tissue Group publicly.

Skills

Labor relations

Communication

Coaching

Recruitment support

Talent management

HR analytics

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Travel

Job description

Cascades Tissue Group in Pryor, Oklahoma is seeking a Senior HR Manager to lead HR initiatives in a unionized manufacturing environment. You will partner with union leadership, drive talent planning, and coach a small HR team to support hourly and salaried employees.

This role focuses on fostering positive employee relations, improving engagement, and ensuring compliance across multiple sites while traveling as needed across the region.